Collapsible-tube holder



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J H. WARING COLLAPSIBLE TUBE HOLDER Filed Sept. 18 922 received betweenelongated parallel ears 2l struck inwardly from the rea-r wall of the A-durable.

is `'secured tothebottom by means of rivet 25 about Whichthe retainer islooped. It is formed of wire and extends from rivet Q5 in semi-circularportions 26-26 adapted to grip the nozzle. Beyond these portions,

arms 27-2'7 extend provided with downwardly directed fingers 28 -28,adapted to becompressed manually to effectuate. a re lease of theretainer, or to open the retainer for the reception of a nozzle 24. Oneend ot a spring 29 is also riveted to the bottom 20,

. the other end beingreceived` in an opening in a cap 30 adapted tocover the nozzle 24. and provided kwith a lip 31, adapted to be movedbythe hand. A leg 32 of the cap 30 contacts with the bottom, and thepressure fof spring 29 tends to maintain lthe cap 30 u l in position.The cap is moved downwardly into the position shown in dotted lines whenit is desiredto use Athe contents of the tube, and when the movement ofthe cap is sufciently far, the point of contact ot' thevleg 32 withthebottom is in such a position with respect to thepoint of contact otthe leg witi spring 29 that the cap is retained in downward position,the spring exerting no action tending to restore the cap to closedposition. In ejecting the contents of tube 18, knob 19 ismerely rotatedwhich winds up the upper end of the'tube on the key decreasing thecapacity of the tube, the key traveling downwardly in -slots 13. Sides11-l1" of the casing are provided with notches receiving lugs 33-33extending laterally from the top 34- of a cover which forms a front 35for the' casing, and is pro.

vided', adjacent its lower end, .with a longitudinal deformation, theend of which 1s in contact with the outer edge of a bottom 20,'

the bottom being cut away at this point. Obviously the cover may beassembled very quickly 'with respect to the casing, the ears i3d-S .areformed integrally with the `top 34, a construction which is simple andeasy to manufacture. i

I claim:

l. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a casing having a rear lWall and side walls rigid withsaid rear wall, and a bottom, said casing being provided with aplurality of pairs of ears retaining said bots p tom slidably inposition.

2.111 a device of the class described, the

combination oit a. rear wall having a pair of `ears spaced slightlyapart, sidewalls ri id with said rear wall and extending or-v wardlytherefrom, a pair of ears on each of said side walls inwardly extendingtherefrom, a projection inwardly extending between each ot' saidlastmentioned pairs ot' ears, anda bottom retained in position with.

its edges gripped by allot said pairs of ears,

said bottom having notches for the reception of said projections.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 'havehereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in

the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin. v

JAMES H. `i/VARHTG.

